OVERALL activity in the residential property market increased in all 26 counties, excluding Laois, last year, with the volume of sales showing strong growth in most regions. However, average house prices values continue to fall almost everywhere with the exception of Dublin and Kildare. A detailed analysis by the Irish Examiner of all transactions recorded [...]
An ancient law which can force homeowners to pay for their local church's repairs is blighting properties and depressing house sales, say campaigners. But what is chancel repair liability and what is the best way to deal with it? When Elaine Hession opened the letter she almost passed out and her partner Jonathan Hill turned [...]
House prices increased by 2.4% in February, the eleventh monthly increase in the past twelve months. The average price is, however, still 10% below the August 2007 peak. Housing activity is on an upward trend. Home sales increased for the ninth successive month in January to 103,440; 30% higher than in January 2013. The number [...]
According to research from TSB, nearly 25% of FTBs are not taking into account stamp duty costs when making an offer on a house. With most FTB house purchases likely to fall into the 1% tax bracket, it is imperative this extra cost is factored in. If you take the average price of a house [...]
Loans to households and business continued to decline last month, according to new statistics from the Central Bank. Household loan repayments exceeded drawdowns by €856 million in January, as loans for house purchases continued its decline, falling by €416 million. This followed on from a net monthly decrease of €143 million in household loans in [...]
Slow broadband speeds can wipe as much as 20 per cent off the value of properties and lack of superfast connectivity in an area can be a dealbreaker in house sales, property experts have said. With growing numbers of people going online to perform tasks ranging from working to grocery shopping and streaming entertainment, good [...]
Sales of new homes in January reached their fastest pace since July 2008, reviving hopes of a sturdy recovery in the housing market after growth slowed at the end of last year. New home sales increased 9.6 percent in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 468,000, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday, easing concerns that [...]
Mortgage approvals for new house purchases climbed to their highest level since September 2007 in January, but lending to companies fell again, industry figures on Tuesday showed. Government incentive schemes such as Help to Buy, which allows buyers to get 95% mortgages, helped drive up gross mortgage borrowing by 38% to £10.8bn during the month [...]
The UK's property market is likely to keep on growing strongly, mortgage lending figures suggest. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said total mortgage lending by its members was 38% higher in January than a year ago. The number of mortgages for home buyers which were approved, but not yet lent, was up 57% on a [...]
Dublin saw a 17 per cent increase in residential property transactions last year compared with 2012, and the total value of those transactions grew by 34 per cent, according to new analysis of the Residential Property Price Register (propertypriceregister.ie). The figures compiled by property website myhome.ie reflected increased activity in the property market with an [...]